[Gusteve]

Made a verbal deal late today. Looks like I'll pick up the car tomorrow sometime. '08 with 10k miles, black (of course) with the red-trimmed interior. Can't wait.

I think I figured out the answer to my question #2: the Cadillac Certified warranty is Bumper to Bumper for 6 yrs / 100k miles from in service date. Dealer wanted $1k for it - seems like I'd be an idiot not to do that. (That gives me about 5.5 yrs, 90k miles of warranty).

The dealer I'm buying from is about an hour away - but I think I'll stop by my local dealer and see if I can talk them into running the VIN for me for service history before I finalize the transaction.

Thanks for everyone's input. This car should be awesome.